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Recently a French Youtuber, XinShiDanDan who can speak Chinese received a question from his fans: “Can the French do Asian squat?” At first, he finds the question quite silly but as he proceeded to the street experiment in Mont Pierre, he surprisingly found out that most of the French people can’t do it! Watch the video of the street experiment below:

So, you may wonder, what does “Asian Squat” actually means?

A deep squat position where you plop your butt down as far as it can go and make sure your heels touch the ground completely (no tipping toes)!

Asian people find it totally comfortable, see the examples below:-

But most of the westerners can't do it (or can't do it properly).

How does that happen?! Here are a few reasons they thought: -

1. East Asians are relatively short, so they have lower equilibrium point compared to Westerners.

2. Our body structure are different with theirs.

3. Asian people have more flexible heels than Westerners.

According to research, none of these reasons are accurate! Humans are all born squatters. All babies can easily squat when they learn how to walk. It's the acquired practice and training that make the difference.

Asians commonly know how to squat because of tradition and habit. We squat while playing games, using the public toilets, even when we are waiting for public transports. Archaeological evidence also suggests that Westerners used to squat frequently through the Middle Ages until the existence of the modern furniture and appliances, leading them to sit or stand more frequent than squat.

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